Comments on: Health and Wellness Picks for Freelance Writers

By: Salma Jafri

Salma Jafri — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:40:53 +0000

Jennifer, I just came across your blog recently and love it! I have one addition to make for your fitness must-haves: I have a desktop alarm widget (i use opera’s widgets but you can get any widget with any browser) to remind myself to look away from the computer screen every 20 mins at an object 20 feet away for 20 seconds (the 20/20/20 rule of preventing eye strain). It really helps with preventing dry eyes, blurry vision and headaches for me!

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:08:48 +0000

Great tip Salma! I don’t really think about my eyes nearly enough, so that’s a good reminder. :)

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:16:43 +0000

@Denise – Just don’t complain to me if you spend too much. :P Those are all good picks. And the magic circle is my new best friend. I lost three lbs last week (not water weight, as I’m not at the beginning of the weight loss phase), and that was despite stopping my cardio until the oral surgery stuff’s all finished up. Just toning, almost exclusively with that. Really makes a difference (not to mention just feeling good).

@Jim – I have to keep my exercise ball deflated because my cats like to pop them. :( So they’re never just sitting by and handy for me to do that on a whim. But that does sound like it would help!

@Deb – That’s one of many reasons I don’t let my cats in my office area with me anymore. The younger one keeps finding “treasures.” He then buries them under my living room chair (tore a hole in the lining underneath so he can make it a club house lol). Every time I move the chair, I find things I thought I lost (tennis balls, my sunglasses… not just little things lol).

@Catherine – I don’t like carbonated water, but I do like to sometimes flavor my water with some lime. Sometimes it’s just nice to have the change. :)

By: Catherine L. Tully

Catherine L. Tully — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:26:52 +0000

I love water too, but I drink La Croix. It’s carbonated and they have it in several flavors, such as orange (my fave), lemon, lime and berry. Yum!

By: --Deb

--Deb — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:47:17 +0000

I’m just laughing at the thought of what my dog would do if I started keeping tennis balls under my desk. He would LOVE that tip! (Oh, but wait, I don’t actually have a desk at home–I sit on the floor with my laptop on a bed tray. Nevermind.)

Now I’m curious about Oregano Oil!

By: Jim Lochner

Jim Lochner — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:23:47 +0000

I haven’t tried a lumbar cushion, but when my back is aching from too much time in the chair, I just oh-so-gracefully drape myself over my exercise ball. It’s amazing how it will stretch out those kinked muscles.

By: Denise

Denise — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:05:35 +0000

I am definitely going to make a trip to Target and pick up a few tennis balls this week… I have never thought about using them to massage my feet! I think I’ll also check out the magic circle and the lumbar cushion. I constantly have back pain, and I have tried almost everything to help but nothing seems to work long term.

You’ve given me three things to put on my shopping list this week Jen! :)

By: Jim Lochner

Jim Lochner — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:32:32 +0000

Thanks. I didn’t even think about checking Staples. Doh!

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:29:17 +0000

All halogens get pretty hot. That’s a perk of using one you can dim though — you control the heat depending on how high you turn it on. The one I use is from Staples. I don’t see it on the site (bought it in-store), but it’s a black metal gooseneck style with a silver knob to dim and raise the light.

By: Jim Lochner

Jim Lochner — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:14:42 +0000

Do you have a particular lamp that you recommend? Preferably one that doesn’t get too hot and has decent light. The selection on Amazon is a bit overwhelming.